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Boston Marathon lowers qualifying times for most prospective runners for 2026
Runners hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon are going to have to pick up the pace.
The Boston Athletic Association has updated its qualifying times for the world’s oldest annual marathon, asking most prospective competitors to run a 26.2-mile race five minutes faster than in recent years to earn a starting number.
“Every time the BAA has adjusted qualifying standards — most recently in 2019 — we’ve seen athletes continue to raise the bar and elevate to new levels,” Jack Fleming, president and CEO of the BAA, said in a statement posted Monday. “In recent years we’ve turned away athletes in this age range (18-59) at the highest rate, and the adjustment reflects both the depth of participation and speed at which athletes are running.”
The BAA introduced qualifying times in 1970 and has expanded and adjusted the requirements through the decades. Runners participating in the event to raise money for charity do not have to meet the qualifying standards.
The latest change means men between the ages of 18 and 34 will have to run a marathon during the qualification window in 2 hours, 55 minutes or faster to earn a spot in the 2026 race — five minutes faster than for this year’s edition.
Women and nonbinary applicants need to complete the distance in 3:25.
The slowest competitors that can earn qualification are in the 80 and over age group. The men in that category must complete a marathon in 4:50, while women and nonbinary competitors have 5:20 to finish. Those numbers were not changed in the most recent adjustment.
The BAA said it had 36,406 qualifier entry applications for next year’s race, more than ever before.
“The record number of applicants indicates the growing trend of our sport and shows that athletes are continuously getting faster and faster,” Fleming said.
The qualifying window for the 2026 race began on Sept. 1 and will run through the conclusion of the registration period of that race next September.
Next year’s Boston Marathon will take place on April 21.
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“It was very stressful, because it’s hard to find housing nowadays,” resident Angelo Sinjari said. “It’s been really difficult. A lot of people moving out at the same time. Old people, pregnant women, little kids. It’s a tough situation to be in.”
City officials condemned the building last month, saying the fire protection system didn’t work and numerous code violations hadn’t been fixed for years by the building’s owner. Tuesday was the deadline for the residents to relocate.
Thankfully, with the help of their attorney, Andrew Burger, residents are being relocated to another apartment nearby, allowing them to at least stay in the same neighborhood.
“It’s close to the T for me and my mom,” resident Marvin Balla said. “We have to go to Boston. I have to go to college and she has to work there.”
Balla and his parents moved out Tuesday, as the doors are closing on their third floor apartment in what has been an emotional rollercoaster.
“Being scared about what’s going to be the situation, are we going to end on the street and then the final answer that we got from the lawyer that you’re moving, on this date, everything set up,” he said.
It’s been a tough time for these families.
“This is real life,” Sinjari said. “There’s a lot of people struggling. It’s a rough situation to be in, to be honest.”
But those same families now have some hope in knowing where they’ll be calling home next.
“Same layout — two bathrooms, two bedrooms. It was perfect for us,” Balla said.
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